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[German Version] In the 5th and 6th centuries, the gens and regnum of the Vandals played an important role in transforming the Roman world. Tacitus and Pliny the Younger mention Vandilii along the Oder and Vistula. The ethnic processes behind the continuity of the name remain largely obscure. In 406 Vandals, Alani, and Suevi reached the limes on the Rhine and invaded the Gallic provinces, as reported by Jerome. In 409 groups of Vandals entered Spain, but Visigoth and Roman attacks prevented them from establishing a permanent…